coming up on "early today" -- >> when donald trump becomes president of the united states of america the change will be huge. >> the spotlight may have been stolen by ted cruz who was booed for his nonendorsement of trump. plus scorching temperatures with dangerously high heat. the pokemon go craze is causing more danger by the day. "early today" starts right now.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television ted cruz took the stage at donald trump's convention and purposely did not endorse his nominee. convention goers broke out into boos as trump crashed the speech. >> if you love our country and love your children as much i as know that you do, stand and speak and vote your conscience. vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the institution. i appreciate the enthusiasm of new york delegation. we must make the most of our moment to fight for freedom, to protect our god-given rights,

even of those of whom we don't agree. god bless each and every one of you and god bless the united states of america. >> and while pence's prime time address was supposed to be the capstone trump's first reaction was this tweeting wow, ted cruz got booed off the stage, didn't honor the pledge. i saw his speech two hours early and let him take the stage. no big deal. in headlines across the country, reaction from the political crash reaction came crashing down on cruz. >> it was an awful selfish speech that showed everybody why he earned the reputation he has on capitol hill.

i think it was an awful performance by someone who showed him to not be a mad of his word. >> ted cruz showed america what he really is, he is a fraud, self-centered. >> security had to escort his wife out of the arena. watch what happened when cruise held a rally earlier in the day. >> our party now has a nominee. and i don't know -- [ booing ] >> that was pretty well or k

straited. >> cruz's nonendorsement was the exception as they finally rallied behind trump. >> after a long primary the time for fighting each other is over. it is time to fight for a new direction for america. >> let me be clear, a vote for anyone other than donald trump in november is a vote for hillary clinton. and while the night also had another trump family member offer ago strong personal endorsement it included a roster of republican minorities making their best pitch for gop win in november. the night was brought to an end by mike pence making his introduction to the american people defending trump and

taking on hillary clinton all at once. >> an behalf of my family hear and gone, i accept your nomination to run an serve as vice president of the united states of america. hillary clinton wants a better title and i would too if i was already america's secretary of status quo. donald trump gets it. he is in a game usually reserved for talkers. when he talks he doesn't tiptoe around the thousand new rules of political correctness. it is change versus status quo. when donald trump becomes president of the united states of america the change will be huge. >> and just when everyone was ready to move on from the controversy from melania trump's monday night speech donald said

good news is melania's speech got more publicity than any. that tweet was contradicted by meredith megiver who took responsibility. she said in working with melania trump we discussed many people who inspierd her and messages she wanted to share with the personal people, a person she always liekd is me shell obama. over the phone she read my some passages from the speech and later included some of the phrasing that ultimately became the final speech. i did not check mrs. obama's speeches. i feel terrible for the chaos i called melania and the trumps. no harm was meant. the donald is set to close out

the convention tonight with his own keynote address. good morning tracie potts, what can we expect on this final night of the convention? >> reporter: tonight is donald trump's night. the party has had a bit of a convention where there has been issues every single day. they are united against hillary clinton, not all for donald trump. when he takes the stage he'll have to begin to turn that around. mike pence started that process. that's what a lot of people wanted to hear. conservative who is were backing ted cruz need to make that turn towards donald trump. many have not done it yet. we want to hear from jerr

jerry falwell and ivanka trump will introduce her father tonight. >> and we'll have live coverage of the final night. it begins at 4:00 p.m., 7:00 pacific right here on nbc. historic and deadly heat. extreme heat blanketing major parts of the nation. it is having an impact on millions and millions of us. the heat index is the hottest of the summer so far. president obama was briefed by his science adviser and he later tweeted this map says it all, stay safe, drink water, stay out of the sun and check on your neighbors. it was so hot in south dakotas that sales men were able to bake some cookies.

i'm sum popposed to say it look delicious but i'm not -- >> that raw cookie dough. >> you're not supposed to eat it. >> i know but i'm still alive. 24 states are included in the heat advisory. 24,000 kwar miles of watches and warnings. now we are adding areas by phoenix. some of the highest numbers we'll have, monroe, louisiana, could get up to 110. friday it starts to head a little bit to the east. little rock 112. by saturday we start to inch some of this into the carolinas. 105 from charlotte to raleigh. some areas get into it in the 90s. the 100s are held in the middle

of the country. we are going have a little bit of severe weather too. we will watch these thunderstorms heading into areas of michigan. possibly isolated severe weather. areas in the the southwest. some of that heat is trying to sneak now into central california too. so this is a little beyond -- yeah, it's typical summer heat. >> i think we need to go to san francisco. >> it will be crowded. >> that's true. a major announcement from the two-year-old boy killed at a walt disney world resort. he was wading in shallow waters when he was snatched away by an

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this morning on "today" savannah has an exclusive interview with ivanka trump ahead of her speech at the republican national convention. >> i am incredibly proud of my father. it is amazing to see how he inspired million of people all across the country. >> don't miss the full interview coming up on "today."

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politics and the campaign trail, some times a song fits but for the artist, it is not always music to their ears. we turn up the volume. ♪ >> reporter: if cleveland rocks it's often music that rolls presidential campaigns into each election. hillary clinton come out swinging with help of katie perry and rachel platen. donald trump routinely grabs up crowds with the stones. music can create a tone. the power of music is on display at the rock and roll hall of fame. >> rock and roll musicians are some of the greatest idealists on the planet. >> for years they believed --

♪ >> these days the most memorable are off the shelf. bill clinton invigorating baby boomers with fleetwood mac. but campaigns can also hit a sour note. earlier this week, just hours after trump tried to cast himself as a winner. ♪ >> queen complained the billionaire used this song against our wishes. george w. bush had to back down after receiving a cease and desist letter from tom petty. >> let's face it. we admire these people. if they say hey, i believe in this, we are likely to believe in it too. >> peter alexander, nbc

shots fired as hundreds of people were partying on the peninsula. we're there live this morning. plus, show stealer. ted cruz makes headlines after what he didn't do at the republican national convention. >> i want to congratulate donald trump on winning the nomination last night. >> congrats, but no endorsement for donald trump from ted cruz as the crowd inside of the q boos the texas senator. and pokemon ago-go. thousands hunt the little monster in san francisco as businesses also try to score. "today in the bay" starts right now.